Our cordial CONGRATULATIONS To our esteemed colleague VICTOR H. VEGA On the occasion of being honored with The Lifetime Achievement Award We appreciate your enormous contributions To the Lingerie Industry. Congratulations as well to the other 2012 Femmy Honorees Tuesday, Januar y 31 Cipriani 42nd Street, NYC THAI WACOAL PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED 930/1 Soi Pradoo 1, Sathupradith Road, Bangkloaem Bangkok, Thailand The Underfashion Club, Inc. Karen Bromley, Rosa Chamides and Barbara Lipton Femmy Gala Chairpersons welcome you to the FEMMY GALA 2012 HONORING FRUIT OF THE LOOM Accepted by RICK MEDLIN President/CEO _______________________________ TOP FORM BRASSIERE MFG. CO. LTD. Accepted by KENNETH WONG Director _______________________________ Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient VICTOR VEGA WACOAL AMERICA, INC. _______________________________ Innovation Award Recipient PENN ASIA CO., LTD. Accepted by JIMMY YEH Managing Director _______________________________ CENTURY 21 DEPARTMENT STORES Accepted by LISA AQUILINO ISAAC GINDI Divisional Merchandise Manager Executive Vice President _______________________________ Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Cipriani 42nd Street, New York City SPECIAL HOST CARSON KRESSLEY Honing his signature flair for transforming lives with style and humor, Carson Kressley will host the new make-over show Carson-Nation and co-host Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star for Oprah Winfrey’s new OWN Network. In Carson-Nation, Kressley travels to small towns throughout the U.S., making viewers’ lives better one person at a time. As a fashion and beauty industry expert, Kressley teaches women of all shapes and sizes to go from self-loathing to self-loving without resorting to interventions like extreme dieting or cosmetic surgery. “It’s easy to change your outfit and easy to change your hairstyle. What’s really hard—and what makes for an amazing transformation—is changing how you feel about yourself,” says Kressley. Kressley burst on the scene as one of the stars of the hit Emmy award winning series Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, where his sharp wit and undeniable sense of style resonated with audiences internationally. Also a renowned fashion designer, Kressley launched a collection of men’s and women’s wear exclusive to the QVC network, Perfect by Carson Kressley. As a fashion industry veteran, Kressley is known for his modern and sophisticated approach to fashion: “classics with a twist.” His New York Times best-seller Off the Cuff is an essential style guide for men and for the women who love them, and his illustrated children’s book You’re Different and That’s Super builds confidence at an early age. Kressley has been a judge on The CW’s Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants, a reality series about mothers and daughters competing together in beauty pageants, and his film credits include The Perfect Man and The Year without a Santa Claus. Kressley began his career as an independent stylist, which led to a long tenure with Polo Ralph Lauren. Kressley worked on the design team of the men’s sportswear division, then moved to the corporate advertising group. He has worked extensively styling catalogs, editorial and film shoots for Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bloomingdale’s. Kressley is an avid philanthropist, championing a wide array of charities and nonprofit organizations from gay rights activism to mental health. CARSON KRESSLEY President’s Letter 2012 Good evening and welcome to the Femmy Gala, the Underfashion Club’s annual dinner that recognizes and celebrates the significant achievements of Intimate Apparel Industry leaders worldwide! Honorees are selected from the retail, manufacturing, supply and design sectors of the business. The 2012 honorees, Century 21 Department Stores, Fruit of the Loom, Top Form WALTER COSTELLO Brassiere Mfg. Co. Ltd, Penn Asia Co. Ltd, and Victor Vega clearly exemplify innovative spirit and dedication to our industry! As a fundraising event, the Femmy Gala serves a dual purpose: creating a venue for business and social interchange, and generating the monies that enable us to fulfill our mission of “Supporting education today for a better industry tomorrow.” The Underfashion Club provides financial support to students through our extensive scholarship and internship programs. In the last 5 years, the Underfashion Club’s SAIG (Scholarships Internships Awards and Grants) Committee has contributed over half a million dollars in scholarships and internships to the best and brightest students at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the High School of Fashion Industries. As part of our emphasis on the students who will be the future of the industry, the Femmy Gala is hosting, for the ninth consecutive year, a design contest for Intimate Apparel track students from FIT. Thanks are extended to the SAIG Co-Chairs, Suzanne Beck and Victor Vega, and to FIT Professor Alexandra Armillas, for creating this year’s contest: “Metamorphosis,” Art Deco Inspired Shapes. Special thanks to Regina Miracle International Ltd. and Stretchline Holdings Ltd. for generously sponsoring this year’s contest! President’s Letter (continued) For 54 years, the Underfashion Club has been a bastion of dedicated volunteers who are passionately working to make a difference in our industry! We strive each year to offer our members benefits that will enhance their knowledge of the industry, and their opportunity for advancement: • Our web site, www.underfashionclub.org, is the portal for mining a wealth of information and guidance, which includes an online Membership Directory, and the Femmy Journal Archive. Visit our web site, and please contact us with your comments and ideas! •OurNewsletter, “Insider,” shines a spotlight on industry leaders and topics and provides trend direction! It is emailed to our members and is available on the web site. • Our Seminars inform and educate our members and industry associates in a comfortable, social atmosphere. The Femmy Gala takes months of advance planning. Sincere congratulations and thanks to Femmy Co-Chairs, Karen Bromley, Rosa Chamides, and Barbara Lipton for their enthusiasm and hard work. I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to all of the Femmy Honorees, and a personal thank you to the Officers and Directors of the Underfashion Club and to all of the members who have greatly contributed to this evening’s success! Walter Costello President PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE UNDERFASHION CLUB Barry Ross ……………………………………... 2005 - 2009 Janet Malecki ……………………………………... 2001 - 2005 James Zendman …………………………………. 1999 - 2001 Donald LaTorre …………………………………… 1995 - 1999 Jill Gerson ………………………………………… 1993 - 1995 Ronald Ross ……………………………………… 1990 - 1993 Harriet Levenson …………………………………. 1985 - 1990 Norma Reinhardt …………………………………. 1980 - 1985 Audra Arnsdorf …………………………………… 1977 - 1980 Charlotte Lockwood ……………………………… 1974 - 1976 Mary Mark …………………………………………………..1973 Anita Steckman …………………………………… 1971 - 1972 Mercy Dobell ……………………………………….1969 - 1970 Janet Bowen ……………………………………………….. 1968 Zaz Scullin ………………………………………………….. 1967 Jean Gordon Goldman ……………………………………. 1966 Joan Rose …………………………………………. 1964 - 1965 Mercy Dobell ……………………………………….1962 - 1963 Mildred Bell …………………………………………………. 1961 Mildred Schindler ………………………………………….. 1960 Anne Martelli ……………………………………………….. 1959 Jean Gordon ………………………………………. 1957 - 1958 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2012 P RESIDENT Walter A. Costello . Macra Lace Company EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Victor Vega . Wacoal America Inc. VICE PRESIDENTS Karen Bromley . The Bromley Group LLC Barbara Lipton . Macy’s Merchandising Group Barry Ross . Barry Ross Intimate Connections TREASURER Deborah L. Eaton . Chantelle, Inc SECRETARY Rosa M. Chamides . .Madison’s Best LLC DIRECTORS Suzanne Beck . Tianhai Lace USA Tristine Berry . Invista Inc. Camille J. Block . Ariela-Alpha International, LLC Guido Campello . Cosabella Steve Chernoff . Rago Foundations LLC Ann Deal . Fashion Forms, Inc. Marie Dekens . Braiform Terri Meichner Fisher . Soma Intimates Michael G. Floru Deborah Long Gedney . .Biflex Intimates Group, LLC. Berna J. Goldstein . .Soma Intimates Roslyn Harte . Lances Harte Inc. Gary E. Hughes . Laces International, Inc David Komar . Charles Komar & Sons, Inc. Seth J. Morris . Carole Hochman Design Group Kenneth C. Natori . The Natori Company Martha Olson . Warnaco, Inc. Mark Sandler . Komar Layering Megan L. Spana . Ariela-Alpha International, LLC Victoria Vandagriff . Delta Galil USA Inc. Lance T. Whitaker . .Fairlane/Veratex Tina M. Wilson DIRECTORS EMERITUS Alan J. Fisher Norma Mascarotti Janet J. Peters James P. Zendman PREVIOUS FEMMY AWARDEES ESTELLE ADLER . .Bloomingdale’s EILEEN AHERN . .Mutual Buying Syndicate GREGG ATHY . .Dillards JERRY BANNER . .Wundies/Kickaway, Inc. BELK, INC. .Accepted by Jacque Hall RUTH BELL . .Caldor MARGARET BEVIN . .Blackton’s SUE BICKSLER . .JCPenney MARVIN BIENENFELD . .Bestform, Inc. SAMSON BITENSKY . .Fab Industries, Inc. JANET BOWEN . .Montgomery Ward SADIE BRICK . .Abraham & Straus LANA CAIN . .Sears, Roebuck & Company JANET CAMPBELL . .Strawbridge & Clothiers CAROLE HOCHMAN DESIGN GROUP . .Accepted by Carole Hochman and Neil Hochman JACK CASSIDY . .Lily of France LEE A. CHADEN . .Sara Lee Intimates CLOVER GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD. .Accepted by Angie Lau JACK COHEN . .Craftex Creations, Inc. COTTON INCORPORATED . .Accepted by J. Berrye Worsham WILMA COX . .Adam, Meldrum & Anderson DAYTON’S MARSHALL FIELD’S HUDSON’S .Accepted by Dale Nitschke WILLIAM DILLARD, III . .Dillard’s, Inc. MERCY DOBELL . .Mercy Dobell Consultants LENNY